1) "An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of the common enemy." To what extent does this statement explain the origins of the Cold War?
2) Analyze the results of the First World War and the Second World War.
For April 20, 2010:
1) Compare and contrast the causes of the Chinese Civil War and the Korean Civil War.
2) "May 4, 1919 is a more significant date in Chinese history than October 10, 1911." How far do you agree with this statement?
For April 7, 2010:
1) "The role of Sun Yatsen in the emergence of modern China has been greatly exaggerated." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
2) Analyze the role of the Satsuma and Choshu clans in bringing about the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate (Bakufu) in Japan between 1850 and 1868?
For March 29, 2010:
1) To what extent was the United States responsible for causing the Cold War?
2) To what extent was the Soviet Union (USSR) responsible for causing the Cold War?
For April 2, 2010:
1) To what extent did social and economic change threaten Tokugawa rule in Japan in the early nineteenth century?
2) "The United Front between the Chinese Communist Party and the Guomindang, formed after the Xian Incident in 1936, was never likely to last." How far do you agree with this assessment?
Chinese History Topics Taiping Rebellion
Tongzhi Restoration
Self-Strengthening Movement, 1861-1894
Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895
Guangxu and the Hundred Days Reform, 1898
The Boxer Rebellion, 1900-1901
The Late Qing Reforms
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen) and the 1911 "Double Ten" Nationalist Revolution
Review Material for IB Exam May 2010
For April 23, 2010:
1) "An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of the common enemy." To what extent does this statement explain the origins of the Cold War?
2) Analyze the results of the First World War and the Second World War.
For April 20, 2010:
1) Compare and contrast the causes of the Chinese Civil War and the Korean Civil War.
2) "May 4, 1919 is a more significant date in Chinese history than October 10, 1911." How far do you agree with this statement?
For April 7, 2010:
1) "The role of Sun Yatsen in the emergence of modern China has been greatly exaggerated." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
2) Analyze the role of the Satsuma and Choshu clans in bringing about the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate (Bakufu) in Japan between 1850 and 1868?
For March 29, 2010:
1) To what extent was the United States responsible for causing the Cold War?
2) To what extent was the Soviet Union (USSR) responsible for causing the Cold War?
For April 2, 2010:
1) To what extent did social and economic change threaten Tokugawa rule in Japan in the early nineteenth century?
2) "The United Front between the Chinese Communist Party and the Guomindang, formed after the Xian Incident in 1936, was never likely to last." How far do you agree with this assessment?
REGIONS for QUESTIONS on WAR:
Europe--WW I, WW II, maybe Greek Civil War
Asia--Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Vietnam War, maybe WW II
Describe and explain the relationship between the Guomindang (GMD) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1922-193
Unequal Treaties
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
Boxer Protocal (1901)
To what extent was the Self-Strengthening Movement a success? Give analysis as part of your answer.
Hundred Days Reform
Hundred Days Reform
Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion on Wikipedia
Taiping Rebellion Introduction
People of Taiping Rebellion
Map of Taiping Rebellion
Timeline of Taiping Rebellion
Map of the Taiping Rebellion
CHINA: 19th & 20th Century LinksQing Dynasty China
Taiping Rebellion
Excerpt from "The Land System of the Heavenly Kingdom"
Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895
Excerpt from Sun Yat-sen
Excerpt from Mao: "The Peoples' Democratic Dictatorship
Chinese History Topics
Taiping Rebellion
Tongzhi Restoration
Self-Strengthening Movement, 1861-1894
Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895
Guangxu and the Hundred Days Reform, 1898
The Boxer Rebellion, 1900-1901
The Late Qing Reforms
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen) and the 1911 "Double Ten" Nationalist Revolution
China History Paper 3